Within the project area there is a need to reduce fuels, maintain and restore aspen, mt mahogany and limber pine communities. This project will treat approximately 5,000 acres of pinyon-juniper and white fir within a larger 25,000 acres project area
Location
The project is located within the Schell Creek Range, approximately 5-10 air miles east of Ely, Nevada
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/01/2019
2
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Elk Springs Fuels Reduction and Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/23/2019 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Ely Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |